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, 1887-10-08

Unoer the heading of 1.-THE Diet of
Strong Men," you say: i'The coolie fed on
rice is more active and can endure more
than the negro fed on fat meat"
This is not Mt all the case in the British
colony of Demerara, on the northeast
coast of South America. There the COO
lies, who are imported from India, are the
least robust of the three races employed
as laborers. They are not Mt all muscu-
lar, and are employed in hoeing the crops
and in similar light labor. The China
men, who are never called coolies there,
are stronger, and they, too, are employed
in the crops, INT also in mechanical and
general labor. But the heavy work, the
digging of bitches, the handling of heavy
timbers, etc, is always done by negroes.
No planter will employ a coolie in such
work, for his muscular strength is not
equal to it, nor TO any severe labor.
The coolie does not confine his diet to
rice, nor the negro his to meat. In De.
merara the chief food of the laborer Is salt
Goldfish M plantains. The coolie proba,
bly, eats more rice and less meat thar the
negro, but in other respects their food is
about the same.-G. Robertson in Scien,
tifiC American.
, 1887-10-08
The wonderful "roddy Palm.r

"When 1 was down in Washington
the other day" remarked a western poll
tician at h st. James, ''they showed me
a wonderful Indian palm in the botanical
gardens. They call it the caryota ureus,
and it cuts a bigger figure in the world
as an intoxicant than all the distilleries of
the United States. Just in proportion as
the followers of Brahma and Buddha in
India arc far more numerous than the
Christian population of the United States,
in the same proportion does that palm
tree surpass all our appliances for making
an intoxicant. 1t is a beautiful tree,
with a trunk something over a foot in
diameter, grows to the height of about
sixty feet, and is surmounted by an ele-
giant crown of gracefully curved leaves.
The flower spikes are ten or twelve feet
long, and issue from the trunk at the
base of the leaves, hanging down like a
horses tail. They are not produced till
the tree has arrived at its full period of
growth, and the manner in which the
numerous spikes succeed each other is
rather singular. The first spike issues
from the top of the tree, and after it has
done Towering another comes out below
it. and SO on, a flower spike being pro-
duced from the angle of each leaf stalk,
or from the circular scar left by leaves
that have fallen away from the trunk,
until the process of Towering reaches the
ground, when the tree is exhausted and
dies.
1.-THE English in India gave it the
name of toddy palm because they traced
a kinship between their old home toddy
and the juice of the tree. The natives
work it in this fashion: When the spikes
are in the bud they cut them off, and the
sap that would have flowed into the bud
is caught by them in a gourd and used as
a liquor. It's very powerful and pro-
duces a fine crop of delirium tremens in
India. They expect this oriental distil-
lery to flower some time this fall. Yes,
it's the only toddy palm in this country"
New York Evening Sun.
, 1887-10-08

A good Chinaman, after his days work,
opens his moral ledger, so the Rev. DR..
Du Bose informs us. Here are a few OF
the items which he can write down to his
credit: Ten points because he paid his
fathers debts; 100 because when he vas
rich he married n deformed Cugly0 girl to
whom he was betrothed when poor. For
lending an umbrella it was only l
point; for having saved the lives of 100
insects, l point; for having picked up a
grain of rice, l point; for not having
eaten beef or dog for one year, 8 points;
for having destroyed immoral books, 800
points. Now per contra: To nave loved
his wife more thai his father and mother
is to dock himself not less than 100 points.
To have seen immoral theatricals figures
against him as 10 points. If he got drunk
that was . points TO the bad. Because he
drowned n baby only so points. II he
had issued counterfeit money that would
have made his loss 100 points. To dig up
n worm in winter is / point more to the
bad. He might split his sides when he
saw an ugly person II be charged
points New York Times,
, 1887-10-08
Genius and Common Sense.

IL is, perhaps, MS natural for some peo-
pie to forget common claims and duties as
it IS for others to become absorbed in
them. one man dwells in thought and
shriuks from action, another is always
acting without thinking, but, ms Ruskin
well tells us, ait is only by labor that that
thought can be made healthy, and only by
thought that labor can be made happy,
and the two cannot be separated with i'm
punity.' One is welded to theories and
despises practice; another, with executive
power, scorns all theory as vaporouS and
impractical. One man, engrossed with
scientific research, neglects to control his
money matters, and involves himself and
others in trouble; another, vigilant and
economical, cares not n straw for the most
wonderful message hat science ever
brought. Some are too much absorbed in
lofty ideas or adventurous schemes to take
proper care of their physical welfare;
others, too much engaged with the claims
of the body to take thought for anything
beyond.
1t is n very common mistake to suppose
that genius must always dwell in eX-
tremes, and that to mediocrity alone be-
longs the power OF balance and harmony.
While it cannot be denied that it is some
times the case, it is not by any means
either a necessary condition of things or
one to be desired. The man of genius
most to be honored and admired is he who,
while devoting himself to some one high
aim or endeavOr, never fOrgets other
claims and other relations. He is not sat
istied to be n grand statesman and a neg
leCtful father, an eminent philosopher and
n careless s~pendthrift, a fine astronomer
and a disloyal friend, an earnest reformer
and n cruel enemy. Whatever else he
may be, he desires to be a man in the best
sense of the word, and to that dignity he
can only attain by %cultivating the quail
ties which combine to form true manhood.
-philadelphia Ledger.
, 1887-10-08

A special word for the coffee is needed.
The Turkish coffee is seldom liked at first
by strangers, but it does not take long for
one to learn to like that so well that no
other coffee ever tastes half so good.
There is II small brass thing between a
dipper and n kettle with n capacity for
two, four or more u p marked upon 1t.
Into his is put cold water, n teaspoon
heaping full Of & for each cup and q
small t~easpoonful of coffee ground as fine
as flour for each person. These are added
to the cold water, and then the ebrick, or
coffee kettle, is pushed down into the
Goals of the manga, or brazier, and just as
it is on the point of boiling, before it does
the coffee is poured into tiny porcelain
cups, which hold as much as half an egg
shell. This cup is then placed into n
beautiful gold or silver filagree coffee
holder, and is served with n tray of
glasses of water. First you drink the
water to leave your mouth clean enough
TO appreciate to the full the delicious
aroma of the coffee, No milk or cream is
added and The coffee is thick with
grounds, and on the top of each cup
should be n foam called kaimac, or cream.
As soon as you enter a harem the chief
lady, or bascadine hanum, claps her
hands and the caffeejee, or coffee bearer,
brings cofree.-Olive Harper in Philadel.
phia Times.
, 1887-10-08

let that cold of yours run on. You think
it is a little thing. But it may run into
catarrh. Or into pneumonia. Or con-
sumption.
Catarrh is disgusting. Pneumonia is
dangerous. Consumption is death itself.
The breathing apparatus must be kept
healthy and clear of all Instructions and
offensive matter. Otherwise there is
trouble ahead.
All the diseases of these parts, head,
nose, throat, bronchial tubes and lungs,
can be delightfully."- and entirely cured by
the use of Boschee's German Syrup. IF
you don't know this already, thousands
and thousands of people can tell you.
They have been cured by it, and know
how it is, themselves" Bottle only IS
cents. Ask any druggist.
, 1887-10-08
CAPTURE OF THE swoRDEls4.
The Hickory Pole Harpoon and tho
Lance-H0w the Fish is KILLED.

Inc HICKORY role tarpoon and tho
Lance-How the Fish is Killed.
The apparatus employed in the capture
of swordfish, Professor Goode saws, is
simple. 1t is a harpoon with a detach-
able head. When the fish is struck the
head of the harpoGn remains in the body
of the fish, and carries with it a light
rope, which is either made fast or held
by a man in II small boat, or is attached
to some kind of buoy, which is lowed
through the water by the struggling fish,
and which marks its whereabouts after
death. The harpoon consists of a pole
fifteen or sixteen feet in length, usually
of hickory or some other hard wood,
upon which the bark has been left, so
that the harpooner may nave a firmer
hand grip. This pole is from an inch
and a half to two inches in diameter,
and at n end is provided with an iron
rod or shank about two feet long and
hve-eighths of an inch in diameter.
This shank is fastened to the pole by
means of a conical or elongated, cuplike
expansion at one end, which fits over the
sharpened end of the pole, to which it is
secured by screws or spikes. A light line
extends from n end of the pole to the
point where it joins the shank, and in
this line is tied n loop, by which is made
fast another short line, which secures the
pole to the vessel or boat, so that when il
is thrown at the fish it cannot be lost.
Upon the end of the shank fits the head
of the llarpoon.
The entire weight of the harpoon, pole,
shank and head should not exceed eight
cen pounds. The line is from so to
100 fathoms long. In addition to the
harpoon, every swordfisherman carries
a lance. This implement is precisely
similar to a whaleman's lance, except
that it is smaller, consisting of n lanceo-
late blade perhaps one inch wide and
two inches long, upon the end of a
shank of tive-eighths inch iron, perhaps
two or three feet in length, fastened in
the ordinary way upon n pole fifteen to
eighteen inches in length.
The swordfish are always h%arpooned
from the end of the bowsprit of a sailing
vessel. 1t is next to impossible TO APP
proach them in n small boat. All YES
sells regularly engaged in this fishery are
supplied with a special apparatus, called a
''rest" or pulpit for the support of the
harpooner as he stands on the bowsprit.
and this is almost essential to success.
When the fish is from six to ten feet in
front of the vessel it is struck. The har-
pooh is never thrown, the pole being too
long. The strong arm of the %harpooner
punches the dart into the back of the
fish, right at the side of the high dorsal
fin, and the pole is withdrawn and fast
ened again to its place. When the dart
has been fastened to the fish the line is
allowed to run out as far as the fish will
carry it, and is then passed in a small
boat, which is towing at the stern. Two
men jump into this, and pulling in upon
the line until the fish is brought in along
side, it is then killed with a whale lance
or a whale spade, which is struck into
the gills.-New York Mail and Express.
, 1887-10-08
European Illustrated Papers.

I have been frequently asked what L
thought of the illustrated papers of the
Old World. My answer is, that they ap-
pear to me to be very much behind ours
in several respects, and notably in organi-
cation. For example, the engravers and
artists in Europe are allowed to take their
work home, where they do it each in his
own way, and of course such a system
necessitates an enormous waste of time,
and prevents them from performing the
rapid high pressure feats which we &c
complish in the United States. Although
abreast with the events of the moment as
ours do, still there is one point of superb
GRITTY which I am forced to accord them,
viz, a more perfect finish and a more ar
tistic treatment, due, of course, to the
greater leisure of preparation Mrs.
Frank Leslie's Letter.
, 1887-10-08

Every season the noble army OF would
be aristocrats is swelled. We now have a
distinct, untitled, sham aristocracy which
is infinitely entertaining. Go to any Of
the summer hotels throughout the land,
and you will find a large percentage of
well bred, well dressed, handsome Jews,
who interfere with no one, and never
mingle outside their own race; a larger
percentage of wealthy gentiles, who wear
gorgeous dresses, have gorgeous turn outs,
gorgeous manners, and a gorgeous disre-
gard for grammar; a few quiet, well
bred, reserved families, who lead retired
lives and bother no One; and n small col
ony of sOi-dist~ mt great ones, toward
whom the eyes of every one are constantly
turning. These people, on their arrival,
send forth the fiat that 'they don't care
to mix outside their own circle, {" and rude
remarks Of theirs, to the effect that
''there is no one in the rouse with whom
they care to associate, - are constantly in
circulation among the guests, and leave
some sore, some angry, some jealous, and
n few philosophers amused. 1t is the Sc
crct desire of half the people in the hotel
to be admitted into this exclusive para
disc; they would do anything to be able
to sit in the heart of that little clique, as
it forms an aristOcratic hollow square on
the shady side of the piazza. But rarely
are their pains rewarded. The hollow
square shows II chilling disregard of their
existence, which is more crushing than
deliberate insult. At the same time,
however, the young female hollow squarer
shows no disregard for the existence of
such young male pariahs as may be dang
ling about. She absorbs them with well
bred tranquility, and hangs their scalps
round her belt, smiling dreamily.
But these hotel haunting aristocrats are
not genuine. They are only good coun-
tcrfrits. Were they real they would nave
had cottages long ago. But they are
smart, and they think that it's much bet
ter TO reign in hell han serve in heaven
n thousand times better TO rule in a hotel
than be ignored in n cottage. They are,
moreover, clever managers, and have
given the subject study. Every attribute
is MS it should be. They dress well and
talk well. Their manners are good, save
in the case of the lofty hauteur to which
they treat their so called social interiors,
and their social interiors are more i'm
pressed by this han they would be by the
refined suavity of natures grandes danes.
Taking them all in all, they are remarka-
bly, good shams, and rs such deserve much
praise. The possessor of brains is a rarity
not to be sneered at, even though he use
his brains to make himself a fool.-New
York Cor. Argonaut.
, 1887-10-08
Good Results in Every cnse.

D. A. Bradford, wholesale paper deal
err, of Chattanooga, Tenn, writes hat he
was seriously afflicted with a severe cold
that settled on his lungs; had tried many
remedies without benefit. Being induced
to try DR.. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption, did so and was entirely cured
by use of a few bottles. Since which
time he has used it in his family for all
coughs and colds with best results. This
is the experience of thousands who have
beeN saved by this wonderful discovery.
Trial bottles free at w. N. Hunts drug
store.
, 1887-10-08
MAKING AN ENCYCLOPEDIA.

What 1t Costs-The Method Usually EN-
~pIoyed-Pay for Contributions
How much does it cost to produce an
encyclopaedia was asked of an expert,
n he said:
THAT depends upon the method pur-
sued in making it. The American CYCLIC
pGdia cost $500, 600 before a penny was
realized. The maps and engravings in
the work cost about $115, 600. The best
hthographers were employed and many of
the pictures cost hundreds of dollars.n
"How is an encyclopaedia madeg'
well, usually after the method en-
ployed in compiling dictionaries. Editors
are engaged for the different departments.
There is the religious editor, the medical
editor, the historical editor. the scientific
editor and the editor on miscellaneous
subjects. The best authorities in the land
are chosen to edit the work, and large
salaries are paid. In the process of COM
p~ilation an alphabetical rule is observed.
The old encyclopedias, such as Cham
bers' and Encyclopaedia Britannica, are
followed as regards the subjects they
treat of. The modern encyclopedia, how
ever, has very much of a newspaper flavor.
1t is based upon the principle of Ameri-
can journalism. 1t is timely and in
tended to hit the spirit of the age. The
biographies of prominent men are made an
NSbNNit iNfeNhAV III EIltIlCdu SNGlO-
padia is the greatest undertaking in the
art of book making ever attempted in this
country. Charles A. Dana, of Che Sun,
was and is the editor in chief. He fixes
the prices paid to contributors. He knows
the value of every word that is written.
If an article is handed in by a specialist
and another comes in from an obscure
professional man in any science he chooses
the best"
hHnV mnph do tha aontribr,fDr o 70 ~
cyclop9dias maker"
Generally we pay magazine rates
that is, $40 per 1000 words. Many of
the articles, however, cost far more than
that. There are some contributors who
receive $500 or 81, 900 for a short article.
They possess exclusive information, how
ever. DIR. Shrady, who is the authority
on cancer and editor of The Medical
Record, furnished us exclusive informa-
ton on that subject and on many others
connected with surgery. OF course a
specialist is paid far more than an ordi-
nary writer. Often a page costs us $500.
Then, again., we run page after page at
the cost of $40. Many of the writers are
men who hold the foremost rank in liter
AZURE. Consequently they demand large
prices for their work"
"How much money is invested in ency-
clopedias?"
-" 10 uiihSulO iuSotlOu " uusNtIs
We have run into the millions on sales,
bu it should De remembered that ency-
clop@dias are never sold in bulk. The
installment plan is always adopted. Our
contributors pay for each volume as it is
issued"
"In case a volume is lost, can it be du-
plicatedl'
"That depends on who the loser may
be. A regular contributor, one who has
hnln hI1yfnn Nrn1uTNnA offAr Inv fAr
years can certainly be accommodated.
His name is down on our books, and we
recognize him as n patron of the house,
A genuine set of encyclopedias cost a
great deal of money, about $3.50 to 5000,
consequently they are sold in installments
and the purchaser is protected New
York Mail INT Express.
, 1887-10-08
100 Doses

One Dollar. Hoods S%arsaparilla is the only
medicine of which this can be truly said
and it is an unanswerable argument as to
the strength and positive economy Of this
great medicine. Hoods Sarsaparilla is made
OF roots, herbs, barks. etc, long and favorably
known for their power in purifying the blood
and in combination, proportion, and process,
Hoods S~arsaparilla is peculiar to itself.
For economy and comfort we use Hoods
~Sarsaparilla." MRS. c. BREWSTER, Buffalo.
Hoods Sarsaparilla takes less time and
quantity to show its effect than any other
preparation I ever heard of. l would not be
without 1t in the house." MRS. C. A. NJ.
HUBBARD, North Chill, N. Y, 100 Doses
, 1887-10-08

The Life of the flesh is the blood
thereof" pure blood means healthy func-
tional activity and this bears with it the
certainty of quick restoration from sick
ness or accident. DR.. j. Fl. McLean's
Strengthening Cordial aud Blood Purifier
gives pure rich blood, and v~italizes and
strengthens the whole body. $l.OO per
bottle.
, 1887-10-08
One Dollar

Hoods sarsaparilla cures s%crofula, salt
rheum, all humors, boils, pimples, general de-
bility, dyspepsia, biliousness, sick headache.
catarrh, rheumatism, kidney and liver COM
plants, and all affections caused by impure
blood or low condition of the system. Try 1t.
81 was severely afflicted with s~crofula, and
for over a year had two running sores on my
neck. took five bottles of Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, and consider myself entirely cured"
G. E. LovEJoY, Lowell, Mass.
Hoods Sarsaparilla did me an immense
amount of good. My whole system has been
built up and strengthened, my digestion i'm
proved, and my head relieved of the bad feel.
ing. L consider 1t the best medicine I have
ever used, and should not know how to do
without it." MARY L. PEBLE, Salem, Mass.
Hoods ~SarSapariHa
Sold by all druggists. 81 six for SIS. Made
only by G. I. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass
100 Doses One Dollar.
, 1887-10-08
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ROMOlA.


A poets %viaion, clad in the fair guise
OF a bright lily, all in white and gold
Hers not the form for passionate arms to fold;
She loves, but loves in such angelic wise
As might some wanderer from the upper skies,
Who wears, with rosy lips of tenderest curve,
The starry purity of sanity eyes.
But If some lofty purpose were to serve,
The fair and delicate figure that would seem
One who could walk, with straight, mistaken
tread,
The flaming city of the unpardoned dead
CShewn to the Florentine in lurid dreamy,
Serene and scathless thro' the Internal glow
Nor touch l. of fire upon her raiment know.
A G. Bowers in New Orleans Times Democrat.
, 1887-10-08

Is essential to good health, but at this
it is often lost, owing to the pow
erty or impurity of the blood, -derange
ment of the digestive organs, and the
weakening effect Of the changing season.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is a wonderful medi.
cine for creating an appetite, toning the
digestion, and giving strength to the
whole system. Now is the time to take
it. Be sure to get Hoods Sarsaparilla.
, 1887-10-08

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. Ii
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price, % cents pei
box. For sale by W. n. Hunt.
, 1887-10-08

Darbys Prophylactic Fluid is unequaled
in the treatment of Scarlet Fever. Used
as a gargle it prevents the throat from
becoming diphtheritic, allays the inf1ama,
ton and subdues the pain. Used to
sponge the body it allays the itching infa-
nation of the skin and destroys infection.
Exposed in the sick room it will pre-
vent the spread of c~ontagion, and keep
the atmosphere wholesome. -
, 1887-10-08

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. II
soothes the child, soltens the gums, al
lays the pain, cures wind collie. and is the
best remedy for diarrhna Twenty-Five
cents a bottle.
, 1887-10-08

SnMo the Children. They are es.
oNSS pecially liable to suddea
Colds, Coughs, Group, Whooping Cough.
etc. We guarantee Acker's English
Remedy a positive cure. 1t saves
hours of anxious watching. Sold by
DIR. w. N. Hunt.
, 1887-10-08

The productive faculty is of little avail
without the divine spark, the flash of fire
which gives it value.-Christian Reid.
, 1887-10-08
THE AMERICAN FARMER.
A LACK OF WELL KEPT LAWNS
AND FLOWER GARDENS.

Want of Interest in the Production of
Fine Vegetables and Small Fruits in
the West-"Hired Men"-EmpIoyment
of Machinery.
Farmers are often blamed because they
do not have well kept lawns and flower
gardens in front of their houses, orna-
mented walks about the premises, arbors
and shade seats. Many state that lack
of taste accounts for the absence of all
these things. They are common in vii
lagos, and they declare they would be
common on farms if their owners had any
appreciation of them. Farmers are also
criticised because they do not raise a great
variety of choice vegetables and small
fruit for home consumption. They are
often reminded that they could live much
better thar they do, and be at no greater
expense for food, if they would only set
out and cultivate fruit bearing vines and
bushes, have a hot bed and raise fine
vegetables, such as celery, asparagus and
egg plant. They are reminded that city
people have fine vegetables and small
fruits on their tables almost continually,
while farmers rarely ever have them.
They are also informed that all these
things cost money in town, while they
can be had in the country for the trouble
of raising them.